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Greatstone Village

Aerial view of the Greatstone at high tide, with the Lifeboat Station and Varne Boat Club
to the north (left), and the Romney Sands holiday park to the south (right)

Greatstone village is on the east Kent coast between Folkestone and Rye, about one mile from the cinque port of New Romney on the Romney Marsh.

The village lies between farm land and a nature reserve to the west and the English Channel to the east. It has a fine sandy beach popular with bathers and wind surfers alike. 

Greatstone is centered around Dunes Road, extending, generally parallel to the coast, to Clark Road to the north, adjacent to Littlestone on Sea. To the south it extends to the south end of Leonard Road, adjacent to Lydd on Sea . (see Greatstone Map).

Nearly all its properties are residential with a few shops, local pubs, restaurants, holiday homes and two holiday parks. (see Directory)

Prior to the 1920s there was hardly anything to Greatstone at all. In the 1920s the area was predominantly covered by sand dunes and consisted of just a few properties mainly used as holiday homes. There was widespread development in the 1960s and 1970s, however, leading to the sizable community it is today. (see History)

Greatstone has a bus service which goes to New Romney, Ashford and Folkestone and is served by the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch (RH&D) Railway with a station at Romney Sands at the Romney Sands holiday park. The nearest mainline stations are at Appledore and Ashford.

History of Greatstone

For information about the history of Greatstone, please go to our History page.

Photos of Bygone Greatstone

To see pictures of Greatstone past, please go to our Historical Pictures page.